Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Alveol/o | Air sac/alveolus |
Laryng/o | Voice box/ larynx |
pharyng/o | throat,pharynx |
pleur/o | pleura,rib |
thorac/o | chest,throat |
trache/o | windpipe |
eu- | normal, good |
-capnia | condition of carbon- dioxide |
-oxia | condition of oxygen |
-phonia | condition of sound or voice |
-pnea | breath |
-ptysis | to cough up |
-staxis | dripping |
atel/o | incomplete |
glott/o | opening into the windpipe |
tubercul/o | little swelling |
dilat/o | to widen |
spir/o | breathe |
An/o | anus |
chol/e | bile/gall |
dent/o | teeth |
enter/o | small intestine |
gingiv/o | gum |
proct/o | rectum or anus |
rect/o | rectum |
halit/o | breath |
steat/o | fat |
orex/o | appetite |
pept.o | digestion |
polyp/o | small growth |
volv/o | to roll |
cheil/o | lip |
cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
fec/o | feces |
balan/o | glans penis |
cyes/o | pregnancy |
fet/o | fetus |
gravid/o | pregnancy |
mamm/o | breast |
men/o | month, menstruation |
orchi/o | testis |
pen/o | penis |
colp/o | vagina |
cyst/o | bladder,sac |
hyster/o | uterus |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovar/o | ovary |
salping/o | trupet |
vagin/o | sheath , vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
gyn/o | women |
abort/o | miscarry |
obstetr/o | midwife |
cerebell/o | little brain,cerebellum |
cerebro/o | brain,cerebrum |
mening/i | membrane |
phren/o | mind |
radic/o | nerve root |
schiz/o | to divide, split |
-mania | madness, frenzy |
-phobia | fear |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | to bind together, conjunctiva |
dacry/o | tear |
ir/o | iris |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eyes |
opt/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
retin/o | retina |
cor/o | pupil |
-opia | condition of vision |
-ptosis | drooping |
audi/o | hearing |
labyrinth/o | maze inner ear |
mastoid/o | resembling a breast |
myring/o | membrane, eardrum |
tympan/o | eardrum |
adren/o | gland |
crin/o | to secrete |
gonad/o | sex gland |
hormone/o | to set in motion |
thyr/o | shield, thyroid |
acr/o | extremity |
dips/o | thirst |
hirstu/o | hairy |
CVA | Cerebrovacular Accident-> Stroke |
EKG | Electrocardiogram |
IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
OD | Right Eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
PA | Physician's Assistant |
PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
po | orally |
PSA | prostate- specific antigen |
qid | four times a day |
qn | every night |
qod | every other day |
ROM | range of motion |
Stat | immediately |
subq | subcutaneous |
tid | three times a day |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VS | Vital signs |
ALS | Amyotrophic laterals derosis |
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